The Chicano Movement and Boyle Heights: Teaching Students Activism Webinar

Types: Lessons, Webinars Questions: How should we teach about migration?, What are the most important perspectives for participating in a world on the move? Subject Areas: Social Studies

This webinar, facilitated by Re-Imagining Migration Teacher-in-Residence Elisabeth Macias, introduces approaches to teaching about the Chicano Movement in Boyle Heights in Los Angeles. Macias discusses the context of the 1968 student walkouts and explores the way young people used print media to forge a new Chicano identity while demanding responsive and enriching education.

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